SB 6693

SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 6693

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

As Reported By Senate Committee On:
Labor, Commerce, Research & Development, February 07, 2008

Title: An act relating to making changes to the factory assembled structures laws administered and enforced by the department of labor and industries.

Brief Description: Making changes to the factory assembled structures laws administered and enforced by the department of labor and industries.

Sponsors: Senators Weinstein, Hargrove and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Labor & Industries.

Committee Activity: Labor, Commerce, Research & Development: 2/4/08, 2/7/08 [DPS].

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6693 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Keiser, Vice Chair; Holmquist, Ranking Minority Member; Franklin, Hewitt, King, Murray and Prentice.

Background: The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is responsible for administering certain laws on factory assembled structures. Related duties include setting fees and adopting rules.

L&I must set a fee schedule to cover the costs of administering the laws. Until April 1, 2009, L&I may adopt a temporary statewide fee schedule that decreases fees for mobile/manufactured home alteration permits and increases fees for factory-built housing and commercial structures' plan review and inspection services. Effective April 1, 2009, L&I must adopt the fee schedule that was in place prior to the temporary schedule, as adjusted by the fiscal growth factors.

L&I must adopt rules relating to recreational vehicles and factory-built housing and commercial structures. Rules relating to recreational vehicles must correlate with and conform to the American National Standards Institute standard A119.2 for recreational vehicles. In adopting rules relating to factory built housing and commercial structures, L&I must consider standards and specifications contained in particular codes adopted by the State Building Code Council.

EFFECT OF RECOMMENDED SUBSTITUTE (Labor, Commerce, Research & Development): L&I's duties relating to its administration of certain laws on factory-assembled structures are modified. L&I continues to be required to set a fee schedule to cover the costs of administering the laws. However, the authority to adopt a temporary statewide fee schedule is deleted. The requirement to adopt the fee schedule that was in place prior to the temporary schedule, as adjusted by the fiscal growth factors, is also deleted.

L&I also continues to be required to make rules relating to recreational vehicles and factory-built housing and commercial structures. However, the rules relating to recreational vehicles must correlate with and conform to National Fire Protection Association standard 1192 for recreational vehicles (instead of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard A119.2). The rules relating to recreational park trailers must conform to ANSI standard A119.5. In adopting the rules relating to factory-built housing and commercial structures, L&I must consider all standards and specifications adopted by the State Building Code Council (instead of standards and specifications in particular codes).

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony: PRO: The bill retains fees at where they are today for services provided by the L&I. This includes inspection fees for homeowners of manufactured and mobile homes.